Lawana Holland-Moore is the Director of Grantee Impact and Engagement for the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, a multiyear, multimillion initiative dedicated to identifying, elevating and supporting the voices, stories and places of African American activism, achievement and community.
A National Trust Mildred Colodny Scholar, Holland-Moore holds a BA in Journalism and History from The George Washington University and a MA in Historic Preservation from Goucher College, where she wrote her thesis on “Ethnic Minority Heritage Values and U.S. Historic Preservation Significance Policy” and was named their 2023 MAHP Distinguished Alumna. Holland-Moore was a Researcher at the White House Historical Association and acted as a liaison for Decatur House. Holland-Moore worked for the Greenbelt Museum and Historic House in Greenbelt, Maryland as their membership and social media manager. A DC native, Holland-Moore is a member of the Landmarks Committee of the DC Preservation League and currently serves as a gubernatorial appointee to the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority. She loves to talk to the public about preservation, African American history, and marginalized cultural groups.
Lawana Holland-Moore was interviewed by Claudette Villegas.
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